1:Gaming PC and general home use
2:1400 inc taxes shipping handling .......
3:Canada (I like Direct Canada due to free shipping)
4: Any name brand is fine as long as within budget
5:I already have 22" monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers
6:I read a lot of forums but get mixed signals about some pieces
7:I do not OC at the moment but would like to try in the future
8:Ordering within a week

Antec 902 is cooler looking then the haf :p But I agree 790x or Gx instead of the FX, also why the DFI board? those BE cpus are cake to overclock on any board and they all come with similar features for much less then a DFI UT. I personally would go with a GTX 275 over the 4890, as their the same price normally but the GTX 275 is faster, if you watch NCIX you can pick up a GTX 275 for $260-$275 commonly.

When it comes to DDR2 ram go with G.Skill or Mushkin, they are always cheap and perform well, I dont like most of OCZs DDR2 lineups, but they do make some decent DDR3 kits.

That build is about $1350 in the cart before tax but free shipped, thats without shopping around at ncix and price matching, you could probubly shave another hundred off it and come within budget but would have a more all around powerfull pc for the money. Just an idea...

Just checked it out, looking forward to seeing what happens with those cards =D

To the OP, I think I read earlier today that NCIX had a deal on for an Asus P6T SE and a 920 for just over $500, might also be something to look at. Either way at that price vs the price you where looking at for the AMD platform intel deffinetly wins out. Theres also reviews of both the 4890 and the GTX 275 in the HWC's review section you should check out before you really decide what card to run.